2024 Clerk of Courts Nantucket County
Clerk of Courts coordinate, schedule, attend, and keep records of court hearings and trials. They process all civil and criminal cases, file indictments, information, verdicts and appeals in the Supreme Judicial Court and Superior Court. In the county of Suffolk one clerk serves for the Supreme Judicial Court, two clerks for the superior court of the county, one for civil and one for criminal business. In each of the other counties a clerk of the courts acts as clerk of the supreme judicial court, of the superior court and of the county commissioners. Clerk of Courts serve six-year terms, and at the beginning of each year, they must present their book of records to a justice of the court.
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Colleen Susan Whelden
(Dem)
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508-228-7578
I'm not sure how to answer this question. I believe that each Clerk of Courts in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts faces their own unique set of challenges based upon the needs of their county. Nantucket County is located 26 miles out to sea, which presents challenges that other counties may not necessarily face. Whereas, other counties face challenges that we may not ever face here on Nantucket Island.
To serve all of the residents of Nantucket County that seek assistance and provide them with equal access to justice.
I'm proud of the experience that I have gained working with and for the people of Nantucket in the Clerk's office for over 10 years.
I believe that the current Clerk of Courts has run the office very well. If elected, I will strive to keep the bar as high as she has set it. I will continue to be open to and look for new and different ways that I, too, can best serve the people of Nantucket County.
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